The early twentieth century witnessed several remarkable revivals that altered the landscape of Christianity in many regions of the world... outpourings of the Spirit in countries such as India, China, Korea, South Africa, and Chile marked a new chapter in modern Christianity... In the case of Chile, ...one of the most significant revivals of the twentieth century began in 1909... the valuable firsthand account... written by the father of the movement, Willis Collins Hoover, remained untranslated from the Spanish edition until now...
Gary B. McGee
Assemblies of God Theological Seminary

In 1909 one of the major Pentecostal revivals of the twentieth century broke out in the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Valparaiso, Chile under the direction of the American missionary Willis Collins Hoover... Hoover was the unquestioned leader of the new Iglesia Metodista Pentecostal which was formed in 1909... This book will now take its place as a major source for future researchers...
Vinson Synan
Regent University

The growth of the Pentecostal Movement in Latin America has been a remarkable one. But it would never have taken place apart from the vision and sacrifice of pioneers such as Dr. Willis C. Hoover. In a labor of love, Hoover's grandson, Mario G. Hoover has provided a long overdue English translation to an historic recounting of the events that transpired at the beginning of the Pentecostal Movement in Chile. The Pentecostal Movement in Chile is unique. It was not initially founded by any Pentecostal denomination...
Cecil M. Robeck, Jr.
Fuller Theological Seminary